§ Mr. CartwrightTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science how many teachers left the profession in the last full year for which figures are 223W available, in (a) the 50 to 54 years age group, (b) the 55 to 59 years age group and (c) the 60 years and over age group for reasons of (i) retirement, (ii) infirmity and (iii) other; and what percentage of all teachers in each of these age groups these teachers represent.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe numbers of full-time school teachers in the given age bands leaving the maintained, assisted and grant-aided sector in the financial year 1985–86, and the percentage they make up of their respective age groups, are as follows:
Age Number Percentage of age group 50 to 54 3,490 7.5 55 to 59 5,014 17.0 60 and over 3,592 39.0 Information on how many of these left for reasons of retirement, infirmity and other is not readily available.